Category: Cool

From the Shadows

Box

For some good tech related evening entertainment take a look at ‘From the Shadows’
. These guys have some pretty good stuff.

What is in the latest installment of the “Box”:

In “From The Shadows: Box 4.0” the FTS crew is coming to you, from the shadows with an inside look into the world of traffic technology. Join us as we bring “Red Light. Green Light” to you, from the shadows.

So if your burning to know what is up with traffic technology go have a look. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be more than just how to spot a stop light. You better get a few screwdrivers ready for this one.

From the Shadows.

info, video, tech, hack

Instant Rocket, Just Add Paper and Air

Paper Rocket

Forget the paper trebuchets, the new paper space age is here! Not only will this be fun for , er.. ‘playing’ with the cats, but it will teach you how to fold a bellow. That skill is rather handy if you ever want to make a medium format camera.

Build your own little paper rocket – it comes complete with a pneumatic launch pad. Using pressurized air as it’s only fuel, the rocket might rise as high as five meters. No fire and no explosives are used – it’s perfectly safe for indoor use.

HOW TO build your own paper rocket
pnumatic, rocket,toy, paper

40 GB Pop-Tart Drive



popTartDrive01

[Originally uploaded by chadvavra.]
Very clever! No one would ever suspect that your Pop-tart case would hold 40 GB worth of data.
One of his comments says that “further work will include ‘status sprinkes’ illuminated by fiber optic.” Ok, I’d like to see that. Not that it would be weird already, but a blinking plastic Pop-tart plugged into your computer would be just about perfect. Nothing says king nerd like a blinking Pop-tart.
hard drive, storage, cool, MAKE

Automatic Java Compiler (it Grinds Too!)

Cyber Coffee

Oh yeah, a self contained automated coffee mill/brewer! This should be standard issue for all dorms and labs.

Starbucks in your PC. René G. from Munich, Germany, is one of these individuals, a tinkerer and inventor to whom performance and visual style alone have long ago ceased to be sufficient. As a passionate coffee drinker, René G. set a difficult goal for himself, one that took him nearly 80 hours to achieve: through laborious and precise work, he was able to convert a coffee maker into a standard PC shell. A case of extreme modding, if you will. He invested over $3,000 into the components alone

When The Computer Makes Coffee

case mod, brew, robotic, coffee

iPod Up-Armor Project

Armor plated iPod

I don’t think I’d want to test the bullet resistance of this case, but if you think your iPod might be run over by a truck then this should protect it.
(Translated quote)

Aluminum A5052 that was comparatively high hardness, excellent in corrosion resistance (It is not easy to rust) was used for the material. After putting iPod in the case of the separation into the case and Fta, the screw stops Fta to a basic composition. The above-mentioned function is achieved ..can make it do by the headphone in the state, see the screen, and can synchronize with Mac by a cable standard ..can the operation.. the click wheel… It is likely to be able to stop it if the thickness of the material is 5 basically mm, and the gun bullets of about 22 calibers perhaps.

Armor plate for iPod Photo
( Here is a Translated version of the above page just so you can read the story. The translation service sometimes has issues with image heavy pages so don’t expect them all to work. You can translate the other pages via Excite Japan. )

Not to leave the Shuffle out, there is also an armor kit for those of you feel the need.
Armor plate for iPod Shuffle
Personaly, I like the titanium one better.
You can download PDF files of the plans if you have some quality metal and a mill handy.

titanium, armor, Japan, ipod, aluminum, cool, DIY, case, mod

DIY cellphone repair

Busted

My phone isn’t listed, too bad because of the photo you can tell that my phone isn’t in the best of shape these days. But if yours is on the list then you might be able to have at it with a screwdriver and some gaffers tape and make it all better. Then again even if your phone isn’t on the list you should do it. Remember, if it has screws in it, it’s made to be opened!

DIY cellphone repair

cell, phone, fix, DIY